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A controlling party such as a station user or an attendant can initiate multiple outgoing trunk calls and then connect the trunks.
A controlling party (station user or attendant) can initiate multiple outgoing trunk calls and then connect the trunks.
When Message Oriented Signaling Trunks in an ISDN network transport a bearer call, the system does not display information in the D-channel of the call.
When Message Oriented Signaling Trunks (ISDN) transport a bearer call, the system does not display information in the D-channel of the call.
